IB Writing Contest 2011 - the comments!

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Done. I think it looks and read better now.
 
Qareen had me gripped. Small print was good, I read that first... trippy experience, read a bit like an Iain M Banks novel, except the sci-fi was replaced with religious and occult overtones. But when I read Qareen, boy... It shone through the woodwork, without the Iain M Banksiness - I like that. I also like Iain M Banks, but after reading all his books, I think I've had enough.

Aw, I really wish I'd entered now. Ah well, insha-Allah there's always next year.

Whoever the authored Qareen - kudos. I really enjoyed it. Well done Mr or Miss/Mrs anon. Your talents needs payment. Write a book already.

As for people saying the stories are too long? Try reading a book. (smirk)

Scimi
 
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th_Smiley-Facepalm.gif I guess I can rustle something up if you give me a few days... But deadlines over, right?

Tell you what bro Ramadhan, I'm deffo up for the next one. There are some real life stories I wanna share. People I meet, often tell me some of the craziest things, but they echo with the ring of truth behind them.

And truth, is stranger than fiction.

Scimi
 
I liked Some Mistakes... but it seems a bit shorter than Qareen and Small Print. Small print was good mainly the part when he questions him about Price Tag. I didn't understand why that was not a dream :skeleton:. Qareen was good but somewhat jinnis type. I wish there was one more story :D.

Do you people select the stories from all the entries which you get?
 
Innocent Soul said:
Do you people select the stories from all the entries which you get?
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There were only four entries, and one was withdrawn. So that leaves us with three entries.

There were more than 10 initial interest by members who wanted to send in their stories, but some sent me apologies for not taking part this year.
Hopefully we get more stories next year Insha Allah
 
ah such awesome stories. i've copied to my flashdisk and will write critiques some time soon, insha-Allah, hoepfully by the end of the deadline.
 
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There were more than 10 initial interest by members who wanted to send in their stories, but some sent me apologies for not taking part this year.
Hopefully we get more stories next year Insha Allah
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I apologize too. I was too busy to write sales articles for my websites and lost the idea for fiction.

By the way, when the deadline to vote for the best entry ? I have eliminate one, and now I am still consider which one the better between these two.
 
Oof, I'm reading comments where it seems there are 4 stories, but I only read 3.
Am slightly confuzzled. Anyways, me liked the small print story. Was very gripping masha'allah.
 
i liked the mistakes story, simple , relatable and sweet :) but yeah the font was hard to read.

Im sooo sure its all boys who voted for the Qareen story!! there are less girls here, and i think the boys story will win :/

its not bad either.

btw, does anyone ever have an experience with djinn for real?
 
After the results don't you people tell us who has written these stories :?

I tried to search the writers of stories of 2009 but can't find them :unsure:
 
I got to the story with tiny handwriting and got putt off :exhausted (because of the tiny handwriting, not the story itself.)
 
^I haven't checked them recently. Will do later on inshAllah.
 
it really depends on which story someone likes better than the others. i like a contest like this where there are several good stories and its hard to decide which one to vote for. i'm glad to see that another talented writer entered the contest this time. btw one of the stories is mine, if noone already guessed.
 
Asalam

I can barely write & I'm not a reader but family matters, religion etc could interest me

I could like the 1st story more if there are natural affection like love between sisters.
and I wonder what if her sister got lucky and find a Muslim man? will the writer forever regret marrying her husband?

The story could be just fine if the couple worked hard and together overcome their fears and have their hard earned money

Just a thought coz I didnt get the more appropriate lesson from that

by the way are there more entries about love & religion or family matters? thanks
 
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